The Honor of the Queen (Honor Harrington #2)

it's Hard To Give Peace A Chance When The Other Side Regards Conquest As The Only Option And A Sneak Attack As The Best Means To That End. That's Why The Kingdom Of Manticore Needs Allies Against The Republic Of Haven—and The Planet Grayson Is Strategically Situated To Make A Very Good Ally Indeed. But Her Majesty’s Foreign Office Overlooked A “minor Cultural Difference” When They Chose Honor Harrington To Carry The Flag: Women On The Planet Of Grayson Are Without Rank Or Rights And Honor’s Mere Presence Is An Intolerable Affront To Every Male On The Planet. at First Honor Doesn’t Take It Personally; Where She Comes From Gender Discrimination Is Barely A Historical Memory, Right Up There In Significance With Fear Of The Left-handed. But In Time Such Treatment Becomes Taxing And She Makes Plans To Withdraw Until Grayson’s Fratricidal Sister Planet Attacks Without Warning. Now, Honor Must Stay And Prevail, Not Just For Her Honor, But For Her Sovereign’s, For The Honor Of The Queen. following In The Best Tradition Of C.s. Forester, Patrick O'brian And Robert A Heinlein! These Hugely Entertaining And Clever Adventures Are The Very Epitome Of Space Opera.—publishers Weekly "It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards conquest as the only option and a sneak attack as the best means to that end. That's why the Kingdom of Manticore needs allies against the Republic of Haven--and the planet Grayson is strategically situated to make a very good ally indeed. But Her Majesty's Foreign Office overlooked a "minor cultural difference" when they chose Honor Harrington to carry the flag: women on the planet of Grayson are without rank or rights and Honor's mere presence is an intolerable affront to every male on the planet. At first Honor doesn't take it personally; where she comes from gender discrimination is barely a historical memory, right up there in significance with fear of the left-handed. But in time such treatment becomes taxing and she makes plans to withdraw until Grayson's fratricidal sister planet attacks without warning. Now, Honor must stay and prevail, not just for her honor, but for her sovereign's, for the honor of the Queen"--Container of audiobook. This is the second book in the Honor Harington series, a large and growing collection of classic space opera style written by someone very well versed in military history and tactics. Webber's writing style and level of detail provide a compelling and almost unstoppable urge to read the whole thing through in one sitting, or at least from the middle onward, after he has made his introductions and located his story in whatever new place and time Honor finds herself. It's hard to give peace a chance when the other side regards war as the necessary prelude to conquest, and a sneak attack as the best means to that end.